Button



Dec. 12, EWSTER BUTTON Filed May 9, 1933 Invenior j] Home y Patented Dec. 12, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a button, the general. object of the invention being to provide means whereby the button can be attached to a garment or the like without the use of threads, with means for detaching the button from the garment when desired.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a sectional view through the improved button.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the major part of the button.

Figure 3 is a view of the rear part thereof.

Figure 4 is a view of the pinused for detaching the rear part from the front part.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the major or front part of the button which is formed with a reduced rear part 1' and this part 1 is formed with a number of small holes 2 and a large centrally arranged hole 3 which is diagonally arranged, as shown in Figure 1. A transverse hole 5 is formed in this part 1 and intersects the inner portion of the hole 3 and at the point where the hole 5 enters the hole 3 is formed a shoulder 6, as will be seen from Figure 1. A substantially ring-shaped member '7 having a cross piece 8 therein carries the pins 9 for engaging the holes 2 and the cross piece carries a slightly flexible rod 10 having a latch-shaped head 11 at its free end. Thus when it is desired 0 to connect the button with a garment or the like the member 1 is pressed against the outer face of the fabric and the member '7 is pressed against the inner face of the fabric so that the pins 9 and the member 10 will pass through the fabric, with the pins entering the holes 2 and the member 10 and its head 11 entering the hole 3. The beveled edge of the head 11 will travel down the sloping wall of the opening 3 until it reaches the shoulder 6 when the inner straight edge of the head will partly pass into the hole5, so that this fiat inner edge of the head will engage the shoulder 6, as shown in Figure 1, and thus these parts will be held together with a portion of the fabric clamped between the parts 1' and the member '7. Thus the button is fastened to the fabric and the pins 9 prevent the button from turning movement.

When it is desired to remove the button from the garment, a headed pin 12, shown in Figure 4, is passed through the hole 5, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, until it strikes the head and slight pressure on the pin will push the head away from the shoulder 6, so that the part '7 can be separated from the part 1.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A button of the class described comprising a front part and a rear part, said front part having an opening therein formed with a shoulder and a headed pin on the rear part adapted to enter the opening with a part of the head engaging the shoulder to hold the two parts together, said rear part having pins thereon and the front part having sockets for receiving the pins, said front part having a transverse hole therein adaptedto receive a pin for pressing the head of the pin of the rear member out of engagement with the shoulder to permit the two parts to be separated.

2. A button of the class described comprising a front part and a rear part, said front part having a diagonally arranged opening therein and a transverse opening which intersects the diagonal opening, the two openings forming a shoulder at their points of junction, and a headed pin on the rear part adapted to enter the diagonal opening, with a part of its head engaging the shoulder to lock the two parts together, the transverse opening being adapted to receive an object for pressing the pin out of engagement with the shoulder to release the parts.

HAROLD BREWSTER. 

